Attach Your Equipment to PSE&G Poles
Procedure to Request the Use of PSE&G's Poles for Your Equipment
We partner with municipalities, schools, and small businesses (on a case by case basis) to mount devices on our utility poles. Residential Homeowners are not authorized to attach to our utility poles.
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Guidelines for Temporary Banner Attachments & Insurance Requirements
- Any proposed attachment with a variable load may require a metered service.
The following list provides guidance on authorized and unauthorized attachments to utility poles:
- Surveillance cameras & Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) – Not on decorative poles
- Hanging flowerpots – Not on any poles
- Posters – Not on any poles
- Advertisements – Must comply with "The Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act (N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et.seq.)"
- Speakers – Not on any poles
- Digital signs – Not on any poles
- String lighting – Not on any poles
- Gunshot detection systems – Not on any poles
- Pole-to-pole banner attachments – Not on any poles
- Mirrors – Not on any poles
Camera & Automated License Plate Readers
Submit requests and applications for Camera & Automated License Plate Readers to: DL-ENT-CameraAttachments@pseg.com
Download the application here.
Design Considerations When Selecting a Pole for Camera or ALPR attachment:
- One Camera/ALPR per pole
- Licensing may be through Verizon if the pole is Joint owned
- Variable Load may require a meter
- Avoid Congested Poles
- If microwave antennas are to be utilized, a Radio Frequency (RF) emissions safety report shall be provided.
To expedite the application process, please include the following information with your written request:
- Contact Information
- Copy of the specifications showing the total power consumption for equipment including wattage/load
- Site sketch/schematic of proposed installation showing all equipment (eg. Camera, disconnect, radio equipment, antennas, etc.)
- RF emissions report (if applicable)
- Street names (with cross streets)
- Specific PSE&G pole numbers (if available)
Application for Electric Unmetered Non-Lighting Service
Download the application here
Once it's complete, email the form with all required equipment manufacturers specifications, to UnmeteredServices@pseg.com or call 800-664-4761, option 3.
To expedite the application process, please include the following information with your written request:
- Your company's billing account number (for existing services)
- Your company's preferred billing address
- Municipal contact information
- The equipment wattage/load (from the manufacturer's nameplate)
- Quantity of equipment for mounting, according to type
- Street names (with cross streets)
- Specific PSE&G pole numbers (if available)
- Certificate of your company's insurance coverage (insurance requirements attached)
- Product manufacture specification sheet
If you have inadvertently installed equipment without previously contacting PSE&G's Outdoor Lighting and Unmetered Services Department to set up this service, please contact us immediately at 800-664-4761 option 3. PSE&G will work with you to properly record, review, and ensure the safety and payment of your business's equipment.
For additional information about attaching to our infrastructure, please refer to the following related Tariff sections, also accessible here.
